Episode 128: Learning from Your Losses
At a CLE several years back, one of the presenters told the room, “you’re not a great DWI lawyer until you have lost 10 in a row.” If you fight for your clients, whether in a trial or during a sentencing hearing, you are going…
Refusal Evidence in a DWI Trial
On today’s episode, Jake examines how to minimize the impact of evidence of refusing chemical testing in the courtroom. If a potential DWI client tells you that the officer said that they had refused chemical testing, you need to know what implications stem from the…
Episode 126: Supporting Your Colleagues
On today’s episode, Jake discusses some ways for freedom fighters to support each other. Aristotle once said that “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” This saying squarely applies to each local community of criminal defense lawyers. The way that we support…
Legal Fees for DWI Cases
On today’s episode Jake discusses a subject that is often taboo in the criminal defense community: legal fees. Setting a reasonable fee in any representation begins with a conversation about the value the client is receiving from hiring you to handle his or her case….
Episode 115: Responding to Upset Clients
Every lawyer will have to respond (often regularly) to a client who is upset about some aspect of his or her case. Whether the client’s angst or anger is directed at you/your team or at a third party (ex. court, clerk’s office, DMV, alcohol assessor,…
Effective Use of Officer Reports in Cross Examination
In any trial, a lawyer worth her salt wants to avoid uncertainty regarding the testimony that will come out at trial. Helpful or hurtful as the testimony may be, knowing what an officer is going to say from the witness stand is critical to assessing…
Take Your Game to the Next Level
During Q3 of 2022, Minick Law’s theme as a team is leveling up. In this week’s episode, Jake discusses why you should level up as well as some practical tips for doing so. If you want to improve yourself as a personal and a professional…
Decoding the SBI Lab Results with Sarah Olson
Understanding the results of an SBI lab report is critical to diagnosing possible attack points on a DWI charge. On today’s episode, Sarah Olson, the Forensic Resource Counsel for the Office of Indigent Defense Services, sits down with Jake to discuss the proper interpretation of…
Episode 119: Maximizing Your Firm Retreat
Today’s episode is a reflection on the incredible retreat our team just returned from in Gastonia NC. We stayed at the beautiful Esquire Hotel in Gastonia, and our retreat included a mock trial exercise at Gaston College, an excursion to Top Golf in Charlotte, an…
10 Tips for District Court Success
Back on Episode 7, Jake gave you 10 Keys to District Court Success. On today’s episode, Jake provides 10 more ways to easily and immediately improve your practice in the district courts of North Carolina. If you handle criminal and traffic matters day in and…